The next afternoon, the Palace of Aquarius.
Rochelle and Bo Li were walking in the corridor of the courtyard, and some nuns and monks could be seen on the road.
"Huh, today's work is over again, do you want to go get something to eat?" Bolly walked briskly ahead, and occasionally jumped a few times. It could be seen that she was in a good mood recently.
After walking for a while, she seemed to remember something, and turned to Rosie and said, "I heard that in the northern part of the Aquarius Palace, a palace has recently purchased an alchemy apparatus, which can be used to make ice cream. Do you want us to go? Look. I haven't eaten in a long time since I came here, I miss the days in Emenas, there is a lot to eat."
"Fairy Wood"
"I won't go, there are other things to do today." Rochelle thought that she would have to visit Benes later, hoping that she would happen to be there.
"Okay then, see you tonight."
Seeing that Rochelle was on business, Bolly didn't bother, so she turned to the north first. Since she recently got acquainted with the nuns in the palace, running around alone is not as restrained as before.
After watching Bo Li leave to the north, Rosie adjusted her clothes a little and walked towards the courtyard in the center of the Aquarius Palace.
In front of the inner palace in the center, the four temple knights guarding the gate stopped Rochelle.
"This is the place where Benes-sama lives and works. If there is no official business or special invitation, ordinary people are not allowed to enter."
The armor worn by the four knights was white and cyan (#e4f4f5). Although they stopped Rochelle, their tone was calm, and they asked Rochelle what request he had for coming here.
"I want to see Lord Benes." Rochelle thought about how to let these responsible guards go.
"Sorry, you won't be allowed in without proof or an invitation."
"May I ask what proof you want?"
"For example, you are the bishop of a certain city or diocese, or you have an official document, or you have an invitation letter from Lord Benes."
"Is this okay?" After recalling her recent experience in the Sanctuary, Rosie took out the badge that she had given her when she was in the Judgment Division with the mentality of giving it a try.
The pattern in the badge is a cross of a torch and a long sword, and there is a red skull above it.
As a monitoring agency within the church, the Judgment Division has the right to search and not be blocked. If they want to stop their actions, they must have extremely legitimate reasons, otherwise they will all be regarded as violations.
"This..." After seeing this badge, several knights at the door were in a dilemma. Although the Judgment Division has special rights, Master Benes is a Sequence 9 and a Priest of Wands. Without formal documents and obvious serious crimes, it is impossible to be arrested, and such a reckless behavior will obviously have no results. It will only arouse the dissatisfaction of the adult.
Just when they were hesitating, a nun in a uniform with gold-trimmed cuffs walked out of the courtyard and said to the knights.
"Let her in, Lady Benes invited her."
Seeing that the high-ranking nun in the palace personally recognized it, the knights at the door were also relieved and calmly moved away.
Looking at the girl who walked into the door, they secretly guessed what the origin of this girl was. People from the Judgment Division have always been mysterious. young members.
In the courtyard, the nun in white and gilded walked in front, and she briefly introduced the inner palace.
"This is the Ninglu Inner Palace, and it is also where the Aquarius Palace Scepter Priest lives. In order to prevent disturbed people from being disturbed, generally few people come in, so it will be a little troublesome for you to come here for the first time."
"But after I greeted them, you won't be blocked when you come again in the future. They are also on a routine business. I hope you don't take offense."
Although this nun didn't know Rochelle's specific identity, she guessed based on what Bines had instructed herself, that this should be a junior whom the adults were very optimistic about, so her tone was also very friendly.
"It doesn't matter, it's because I forgot to ask Lord Benes that I caused such trouble." Rochelle followed behind and looked at the inner palace curiously.
In the middle of the courtyard is a large pond. The water in the pond is clear and transparent, and you can clearly see the white and light blue jade at the bottom. There are a few trees planted around the pond. Although there are not many, the tree canopy is lush, covering half of the pond, giving people a quiet feeling.
"This is the dew pool in the inner palace. The liquid in it is produced by a sacred object in the palace. It can be used to treat injuries, but it is usually diluted to reduce waste."
I didn't expect to see such an exquisite garden on such a high mountain, and the liquid in the pond is not ordinary water, but the original liquid of some kind of healing potion. As long as you scoop out a small tube and mix with some common auxiliary materials, you can make a good healing potion.
And in such a large pond, if all the liquid in it is taken out, tens of thousands of potions can be made, and the accumulation of the Aquarius Palace is really rich. Loren Hill commented in his heart.
The two turned a few corridors. The nun led Rochelle into the interior of a palace. After briefly signaling to several of the nuns, she took Rochelle up to a revolving staircase in the inner palace again. Go to a room on the second floor.
After passing through the curtain of fine pearls and entering the room, the girl saw the Aquarius Palace's master, Benes.
At this moment, she is sitting on a light blue sofa that is horizontal, with the armrests in the shape of waves, and on the other side of the room is a viewing platform with a wide view, overlooking the white cliffs and mountains below.
Seeing Rosie entering the room, the nun who led her back also stepped back, leaving space for the two in the room.
"Welcome, Miss Rochelle, or the sage of Roland Hill." The priestess stood up to greet her, with a natural smile on her face. There are no outsiders here, so there is no need to hide it as before.
"Hello, Archbishop Benes." Roland Hill nodded, then sat down under the reception of Benes.
"After the last conversation, we are familiar with each other. Presumably, Roland Hill must have something serious to look for when he came this time." Benes said straight to the point.
"Yes." Roland Hill nodded, then talked about some recent experiences, and then asked Benes what she thought of Crancia.
"Actually, I don't have any dislike for Clancy, on the contrary, I like it." Benez said, she took out two cups, and poured amber clear tea for the two of them. The tea liquid was not hot, but instead It is very cool, like a clear spring in a mountain stream.
"However, personal preference does not allow me to stand on your side. I have to consider the overall will of the church and the future situation."
"Let me first ask Lord Sage a few questions."
"Please say."
"First of all, do you think people can be absolutely equal?"
"No." Roland Hill did not escape, but said the answer directly.
"Very well, it seems that the sage is not the kind of simple and innocent person."
"Since it is impossible for people to be equal, why promote this concept."
"Although absolute equality cannot be achieved, there can be equal rights to be free from oppression and bullying. If a country or an organization wants to step up to a new level and enter the next era, equal rights are necessary. It can be extremely It will greatly maintain social stability and improve the strength of mutual division of labor and cooperation.”
"Why is it necessary?"
Benes looked at this young girl with interest. She thought that Roland Hill would say some ideals of love and beauty, but she didn't expect this to be a pragmatic person.
"Because the situation of dominating by personal strength will gradually be eliminated by the times." The girl rectified her thoughts.
"With the continuous deepening of various industries and fields, the original production model of individual entities will inevitably become more and more difficult to adapt to complex and profound actual needs."
Loren Hill knew that it was a little hard to understand what he said, so he began to explain.
"It's like building a knife and building a boat."
"In ancient times, a hero might have been able to dominate the battlefield with a sharp knife and armor, but as the times progressed, he couldn't defeat a fully armed ironclad ship no matter how hard he tried. Artillery bombardment and crossbow bolts , can easily defeat this outdated knight."
"Then what if this hero is a Sequence 9." Benes pointed out the fact that this world's extraordinary person can greatly close the technical gap.
"With the same population base, we can cultivate more Sequence 9s." Roland Hill proposed another concept.
Benes fell into a brief thought.
"Other organizations and countries can also cultivate Sequence 9. Why do you think your country can cultivate more talents."
"Because we have more trust and respect." Roland Hill spoke of the most basic human nature.
'I believe that no one likes being bullied and oppressed. They take away your things at will, bully your family, and take most of your income away. '
"Once the rights of society are unequal, there will be plundering and repression of the high by the low."
"While this is a good and comfortable situation for a few individuals at the top, for the country as a whole, it is a huge internal friction and will cause it to slowly decay."
"My own children are not good enough, not strong enough, then I will kill those who compete with my children. It may be extreme to say this, but the nobles kill the commoners at a very small price, allowing them to do many similar things, such as depriving them of Poor children are given access to education, resources are not given to them, etc.”
"They keep dulling the people, just because the bottom class has no ability to resist, nor is they aware of resistance, so they are easily driven by it."
"As long as rights are unequal, the upper class will be afraid of the resistance of the lower class, and will suppress it, resulting in a dilemma. In this way, the productive forces of society will not be liberated and will always be locked."
"No one will fall asleep peacefully, work wholeheartedly, and dedicate their wisdom and good ideas under the coercion of a long knife. In such a repressed environment, only a fierce desire for aggression and destruction will arise, and in severe cases, they will even choose to die together. ."
"But the current world doesn't seem to be as extreme as you said. The Green Empire has such an obvious bloodline theory, and in a society dominated by nobles, there is no such situation as you said." Benes said.
"Because it is still in a very primitive stage, many people are just farming, and not many people are involved in handicrafts. But with the progress of society, a large number of intensive workshops or factories are opened, and the population density will be unprecedentedly concentrated. The deeper the industry goes, the higher the need for workers’ education.”
"And at that time, a large number of educated people with a certain ability to think will gather together. How do you convince them to make them accept the fact that they are just slaves without complaint."
"They watched intricate and beautiful objects come out of their hands, but you told him that one-tenth or even one percent of them was his reward."
"How can he be willing and not have any resentment for such obvious bullying?"
"Even if the other party is an extraordinary person whose strength is far superior to them, grievances will still be generated and accumulated, and they are just dormant for the time being."
"With the development of the times, all walks of life will become more and more complex and in-depth, expanding from hundreds of industries today to thousands, hundreds of thousands of industries and positions in the future. When facing a field that you are completely unfamiliar with, enjoyment How can the high-level people trust the disgruntled lower-level people who are oppressed by him."
"Every time the chain of trust is extended, a part of the danger increases. When the chain reaches seven or eight levels, there may be more people inspecting and supervising than actually working. How can a country in such a situation develop."
"It is not so much because love and beauty give everyone equal rights, but in fact, it is because of equal rights that the country and society can enter the next stage and create a better world."
"The primitive farming era will eventually pass. Many traditional concepts are not necessarily applicable, even for extraordinary people. This is the choice of the era."
Lorraine Hill explains how equal rights shape modern society from another perspective.
After listening to her narration, Binesse was attentive for a long time, and when Roland Hill slowly drank the tea in the palm of her hand, she slowly regained her senses.
Unlike secular countries, the people in the church are well educated, but most of them focus on people's good and evil and inner peace. The proposed solution is nothing but enlightenment, peaceful acceptance of the facts, etc. It is like using soft water to slowly grind away the hard and uneven stone in the heart.
But Roland Hill proposed that if there is a stone, it must be turned out from the source and blown up. If it is uncomfortable to enter the heart, the door must be opened, and everyone will move the stone out.
People cannot and should not deceive themselves into believing in some illusory theory of noble blood, race, and birth. Everything is created by one's own hands. This is true and magnanimous happiness.
The priestess quietly looked at the silver-haired girl in front of her, as if today was the first time she saw this girl clearly. Beneath her weak appearance, she had such a vision and firm belief.
She closed her eyes slightly, and after pondering for a while, she reopened.
"Congratulations, sage of Roland Hill, the star witch of Crancia, you have successfully persuaded me."
"I promise to join hands with you to witness the coming of a great era."